#518408 - 12/06/07 07:16 AM
Brush gun................
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Bottom Hunter
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I need a close in gun......with lots of knock down and the ability (somewhat) to shoot through brush............what do you recommend...........
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#518509 - 12/06/07 08:34 AM
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remington
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A shotgun
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#518535 - 12/06/07 08:45 AM
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.444 Marlin
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Marlin 1895 Guide Gun .45-70 Gov.
No gun will shoot "through" brush, the compact size just makes it easier to carry in thick areas.
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#518536 - 12/06/07 08:45 AM
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Bottom Hunter
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any more details...........will any shotgun do or do I need a slug gun..........?
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#518548 - 12/06/07 08:52 AM
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.444 Marlin
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any shotgun will do. a smoothbore with a improved cylinder choke would work or a smoothbore with a rifled choke. That way is alot cheaper than a slug barrel.
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#518670 - 12/06/07 10:27 AM
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Bottom Hunter
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870 magnum or model twelve imp cyl. .........I do have a twelve gauge side by side with an open bore...........what ya think?
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#518702 - 12/06/07 11:02 AM
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I had this question last year after I got chance to hunt a really great place with lots of thick cover. I went and got a Tikka in .338 Federal. Love it,stuff it with a good round nose bullet and it's just what the Doc. ordered.
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#518905 - 12/06/07 03:43 PM
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I have a 450 Marlin lever action for up close a personal work loaded with 300gr Barnes bullets. To be honest my Rem 700 SPS in 300wsm is really handy in close corners. Like 444 said a brush gun is more about the size of the gun not the ability to shoot through brush.
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#518912 - 12/06/07 03:53 PM
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Like 444 said a brush gun is more about the size of the gun not the ability to shoot through brush.
Yes,sir, any bullet is deflected easily.
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#518923 - 12/06/07 04:10 PM
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bighead 1
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I use a marlin 336 in 30/30 for close hunting.
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